Window Media Server and Flash Server

Thank you adam for the reply.

I am veyr new to Flash Media server, juts install and read the document, seems like quite a lot of thing to configure before it can be used.

anyone know any good site/short cut to get things running? Else i just have to read the livedoc. But that is also ok.

Thank you guys.

Hi and welcome,

1. Yes they can co-exist on the same server. I would just keep WMS HTTP Server Control Protocol plug-in in disabled to allow for flash to utilize the port. I've seen more problems with firewalls blocking port 1935 for flash so the rollover to http is good to have.

2. Yes, There's a decent article on using NLB for coldfusion here.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/coldfusion/articles/nlb_failover.html
Just susbtitiute coldfusion for flash. You could also do a simple round robin dns load balancing with a flash edge/origin configuration. This article talks about setting up redundancy.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashmediaserver/articles/origin_redundancy.html

Last but not least. If you don't want the hassle of maintaining and spending money on harware, server licenses, etc. and you need scalability use a CDN like Akamai. They have the power of thousands of servers to keep your clients happy and reduce your headaches.

regards,

Adam Walsworth
http://www.adamwalsworth.com